South Africa FIFA World Cup 2010
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grgrcr88
No It's not green grocer!
Wow, Germany was impressive. A 4-0 win over a very unorganized Australia team, Sure thought it would be a better game. Congrats to Germany on winning their opener in grand fashion, a very young German squad was very creative in their movements off the ball and if they continue that, they will be very, very hard to beat!!
tieguy
Banned
I don't claim to be a soccer expert but it looks like playing conservative and taking the tie was a win of sorts for the us?
DS
Fenderbender
Toronto is insanely multicultural and its a huge deal about town.If I took the time to stop and pick up all the flags the blow off cars I could open a stand.
My wife is all over it,she has a fantasy team that does not include me.None of my fantasies involve sports , but I must admit I have to admire their abilities
with ball control and precision passing.We went to a MLS game last month,Toronto FC vs New England ...at bmo field .Big money.Soccer is growing
My wife is all over it,she has a fantasy team that does not include me.None of my fantasies involve sports , but I must admit I have to admire their abilities
with ball control and precision passing.We went to a MLS game last month,Toronto FC vs New England ...at bmo field .Big money.Soccer is growing
Babagounj
Strength through joy
APA-Mogadishu-(Somalia) – Islamist militants of the Hezbal Islam rebel group have killed two football fans and arrested ten others after attacking a house where fans were watching the World Cup game between Argentina and Nigeria in the Huruwaa neighborhood north-east of the capital Mogadishu on Saturday.
Residents say that heavily armed militants stormed a house where football fans were secretly watching the match, which has been prohibited in the Islamist-controlled regions in Somalia.
“Two young men who tried to jump over the wall were shot and killed while ten others including my husband and my teenage son were taken to Islamist custody in the village” Halima Ahmed, a mother of five children said in a telephone interview with APA on Sunday morning.
Islamist militia leader Sheikh Mohamed Abu Abdalla said that those in custody have broken the law and will be dealt with in accordance with Islamic law.
Prior to the World Cup opening, the Islamists in Somalia warned people against watching the matches, saying that it was not compatible with Islamic law and that those founding watching football will be brought before Islamic courts.
“Football descended from the old Christian cultures and our Islamic administration will never allow watching it. We are giving our last warning to the people,” Sheikh Abu Yahya Al Iraqi said, while addressing crowds in the Suqa Holaha village north of Mogadishu, hours before the World Cup kick off on Friday.
Residents say that heavily armed militants stormed a house where football fans were secretly watching the match, which has been prohibited in the Islamist-controlled regions in Somalia.
“Two young men who tried to jump over the wall were shot and killed while ten others including my husband and my teenage son were taken to Islamist custody in the village” Halima Ahmed, a mother of five children said in a telephone interview with APA on Sunday morning.
Islamist militia leader Sheikh Mohamed Abu Abdalla said that those in custody have broken the law and will be dealt with in accordance with Islamic law.
Prior to the World Cup opening, the Islamists in Somalia warned people against watching the matches, saying that it was not compatible with Islamic law and that those founding watching football will be brought before Islamic courts.
“Football descended from the old Christian cultures and our Islamic administration will never allow watching it. We are giving our last warning to the people,” Sheikh Abu Yahya Al Iraqi said, while addressing crowds in the Suqa Holaha village north of Mogadishu, hours before the World Cup kick off on Friday.
diesel96
Well-Known Member
Let's have the game stats do the talking.....
England .........................United States
18(6).... Shot (on Goal).... 12(4)
12 .........Fouls ................14
8 ...........Corner Kicks........ 4
5 ............Offsides............ 2
57% ........Possession......... 44%
3 ............Yellow Cards....... 3
0 ...........Red Cards ...........0
3 ............Saves ...............5
klein
Für Meno :)
World Soccer Cup to me, and the majority of the world,is bigger then the Olympics. Been trying to catch every game I can . Watched defending champs Italy only play a 1;1 tie with Paraquary today.
Sofar, the Germans do look the best.
But , that can all change.
They do try to "save" themselves for the much tougher games later on.
Mexico was really fanatic down there. Every shop , store, or hotel lobby... every Mexican is wearing a green National Jersey. I bought 2 of them. Cheered them on during a game down there.
Awesome time !
I got my german car flag.... already got compliments for that here.
Fun, fun, fun
Sofar, the Germans do look the best.
But , that can all change.
They do try to "save" themselves for the much tougher games later on.
Mexico was really fanatic down there. Every shop , store, or hotel lobby... every Mexican is wearing a green National Jersey. I bought 2 of them. Cheered them on during a game down there.
Awesome time !
I got my german car flag.... already got compliments for that here.
Fun, fun, fun
Babagounj
Strength through joy
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100614/sports/soccer_world___wrapup3__pix_tv
WRAPUP 3-Soccer-World-Police clash with workers in first unrest
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG, June 14 (Reuters) - South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesting security workers in the coastal city of Durban early on Monday in the first serious trouble at the World Cup.
In Durban, riot police wearing armour and helmets chased stewards who had earlier been responsible for the security of 62,660 fans at the new futuristic Moses Mabhida stadium.
One woman hit by a rubber bullet lay outside the stadium for nearly an hour before an ambulance took her away.
Police blasted teargas as the disgruntled staff, bricks and rocks in hand, rampaged down a Durban highway. Scores of police coralled the protesters before they reached the city centre. After a tense standoff, the workers dispersed.
WRAPUP 3-Soccer-World-Police clash with workers in first unrest
By Barry Moody
JOHANNESBURG, June 14 (Reuters) - South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesting security workers in the coastal city of Durban early on Monday in the first serious trouble at the World Cup.
In Durban, riot police wearing armour and helmets chased stewards who had earlier been responsible for the security of 62,660 fans at the new futuristic Moses Mabhida stadium.
One woman hit by a rubber bullet lay outside the stadium for nearly an hour before an ambulance took her away.
Police blasted teargas as the disgruntled staff, bricks and rocks in hand, rampaged down a Durban highway. Scores of police coralled the protesters before they reached the city centre. After a tense standoff, the workers dispersed.
diesel96
Well-Known Member
Give the politics a break on this thread Lue.... I'm begining to think your suffering OCD......
Anyway.....What's that sound during the games....African Killerbees ??? or the Vuvuzelas.....apparently a homegrown elongated gazoo.......well it's here to stay, FIFA has defended the home-grown horn from a barrage of complaints..... however, probably the last world Cup in Africa for a long time.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm
Anyway.....What's that sound during the games....African Killerbees ??? or the Vuvuzelas.....apparently a homegrown elongated gazoo.......well it's here to stay, FIFA has defended the home-grown horn from a barrage of complaints..... however, probably the last world Cup in Africa for a long time.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8737455.stm
klein
Für Meno :)
Yeah, they bug me , too. It's not the same soccer atmosphere.
Where could would normally hear the audience cheering on thier teams, with singing songs, or "Deutschland, Deutschland", etc.
Maybe in round 2, when the games get really serious, and it's do or die , it will come back ?
I hope so !
Just hearing buzzing noises all game long, sucks !
As for Lue, can't wait for him to blame Obama, that the US team didn't win the cup !!!!!!
klein
Für Meno :)
Actually, if I recall right. The sound in South African Stadiums has the same decibal reading of 7 jetplanes, they said.
I thought, maybe alone, on that reason, they could ban those nasty horns, being a health issue.
by the way, watched Brazil vrs N. Korea today. Only 2:1.
Sofar, only the Germans really should how good they are.
Defending champs Italy only tied , and semi-finalist Portugal, tied as well, against some odd team
Babagounj
Strength through joy
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)- I love the World Cup. And I love America — it’s my hometown! But I would not love to see America win the World Cup.
Frankly, we don’t need another feather in our already overstuffed cap. And considering soccer is the world’s game — and most of the world is at odds with America at any given moment — I think it might be a nice idea for Uncle Sam, in an effort to promote world harmony, to lie down in South Africa.
Now, in all likelihood, the U.S. is not going to be in a position to win the World Cup. But on the off-chance that Landon Donovan and friends have thoughts of reprising that Miracle-on-Ice thing — actually, “Miracle-on-the-Pitch” doesn’t have the same ring to it — I must implore my fellow Americans to tank.
Seriously.
The smart play, diplomatically, would be to lose with grace.
Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot when, in truth, we’re the ones who provoke an intense dislike. Most of the world does not threaten us; rather, most of the world is terrified by us. We’re a little too big, a little too rich and a little too powerful and, every once in a while, we muscle up and flex our military might in foreign lands.
There is much fear and loathing of America elsewhere. We seldom imagine what it would be like if the Army boot were on the other foot.
So, yes, I’m rooting for the other guy in South Africa, as long as the other guy is not England.
Frankly, we don’t need another feather in our already overstuffed cap. And considering soccer is the world’s game — and most of the world is at odds with America at any given moment — I think it might be a nice idea for Uncle Sam, in an effort to promote world harmony, to lie down in South Africa.
Now, in all likelihood, the U.S. is not going to be in a position to win the World Cup. But on the off-chance that Landon Donovan and friends have thoughts of reprising that Miracle-on-Ice thing — actually, “Miracle-on-the-Pitch” doesn’t have the same ring to it — I must implore my fellow Americans to tank.
Seriously.
The smart play, diplomatically, would be to lose with grace.
Americans are a pretty xenophobic lot when, in truth, we’re the ones who provoke an intense dislike. Most of the world does not threaten us; rather, most of the world is terrified by us. We’re a little too big, a little too rich and a little too powerful and, every once in a while, we muscle up and flex our military might in foreign lands.
There is much fear and loathing of America elsewhere. We seldom imagine what it would be like if the Army boot were on the other foot.
So, yes, I’m rooting for the other guy in South Africa, as long as the other guy is not England.
fxdwg
Long Time Member
That's part of the sport at that level; just like missed shots and roll-ins
